SB33 immigrant student tuition bill endorsed by Colorado Mountain College

This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent on February 1, 2013. By John Stroud.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College’s board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to lend the college’s support to an immigrant student tuition bill that’s currently working its way through the Colorado Legislature.

The move came after members of the local student group, Association of Youth United in Action (AJUA), asked the CMC board at its regular meeting on Monday to support the so-called ASSET bill (Senate Bill 33).

ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow) would extend eligibility for in-state college tuition rates to undocumented students who attend Colorado high schools click for full article